Classifications

• • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
  • F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
  • F01M—LUBRICATING OF MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; LUBRICATING INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES; CRANKCASE VENTILATING
  • F01M1/00—Pressure lubrication
  • F01M1/16—Controlling lubricant pressure or quantity
• • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
  • F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
  • F01M—LUBRICATING OF MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; LUBRICATING INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES; CRANKCASE VENTILATING
  • F01M1/00—Pressure lubrication
  • F01M1/14—Timed lubrication
• • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
  • F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
  • F01M—LUBRICATING OF MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; LUBRICATING INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES; CRANKCASE VENTILATING
  • F01M3/00—Lubrication specially adapted for engines with crankcase compression of fuel-air mixture or for other engines in which lubricant is contained in fuel, combustion air, or fuel-air mixture
  • F01M3/04—Lubrication specially adapted for engines with crankcase compression of fuel-air mixture or for other engines in which lubricant is contained in fuel, combustion air, or fuel-air mixture for upper cylinder lubrication only
• • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
  • F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
  • F01M—LUBRICATING OF MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; LUBRICATING INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES; CRANKCASE VENTILATING
  • F01M1/00—Pressure lubrication
  • F01M1/08—Lubricating systems characterised by the provision therein of lubricant jetting means
  • F01M2001/083—Lubricating systems characterised by the provision therein of lubricant jetting means for lubricating cylinders

Definitions

• the present invention concerns a lubricating system that includes a method and an installation for lubricating the cylinder faces in large diesel engines, particularly ma ⁇ rine engines, including at least one lubricating apparatus with a number of piston pumps which via connecting lines are connected with and feed various lubricating points disposed in the walls of the cylinders.
• the lubricating apparatuses are traditionally designed as pumping units which are mounted in close association with respective cylinders, and which are connected with a feeding reservoir for lubricating oil and with lubricating points in the form of oil injection nozzles at different points on the cylinder wall.
• Each pump unit includes a plurality of piston pumps that feed various lubricating points with oil, and which are driven by a common rotating control shaft with cams applied thereon.
• the cams with pressing heads act on respective axially displacing pistons which are spring biased in direction towards the control shaft, so that the pistons at the rotation of the shaft will perform reciprocating movements for activating the pistons of the piston pumps.
• Lubricating points will thus, as mentioned in the present application, include oil in- jecting nozzles and/or pressurised atomising nozzles.
• control shaft is driven through a direct or indirect mechanical coupling with the crankshaft of the engine, whereby it is possible to provide power for the activation of pumps and at the same time to achieve synchronisation between the crankshaft of the engine and the control shaft of the lubricating apparatus.
• a pump unit may e.g. include a box-shaped apparatus housing, from where connecting pipes extend to the lubricating points on the associated engine cylinder, e.g. in a num- ber of6-24.
• the pistons are traditionally operated by means of activation cams/rocker arms on a through-going control shaft which is rotated synchronously with the crankshaft of the engine.
• the pistons are spring biased towards the activation cams.
• lubrication it is possible for the user to operate with controlling injection timing for a synchronised lubrication, which is timed according to the rotation of the crank, or unsynchronised cylinder lubrication, i.e. a cylinder lu ⁇ brication that does not depend on the rotation and angular position of the crank.
• DE 28 27 626 is also known a lubricating system based on lubricating oil being supplied in measured quantities at predetermined time intervals through ap- ertures in the cylinder wall. There is no indication here of stepless control of the dos ⁇ age to be performed at individual- lubricating points.
• this is achieved by a method of the kind men ⁇ tioned in the introduction which is peculiar in that the lubricating oil portion from a specific pump stroke and to a specific lubricating point is returned to the lubricating apparatus, as an electronic controlled redirecting of the lubricating oil portion between lubricating apparatus and the lubricating points is established.
• the installation according to the invention is peculiar in that it includes an electronic control unit which is connected with a flow regulator that includes redirecting valves which are inserted in connecting lines between the lubricating apparatus and the lubri ⁇ cating points.
• the system according to the invention may be used for traditional lubrication and for e.g. SIP lubrication.
• SIP lubrication e.g. SIP lubrication
• the flow regulator applied may either be integrated in the lubrication apparatus or be mounted as a separate unit which is associated with existing or new lubricating appa ⁇ ratuses.
• the system according to the invention is thus advantageous in that it may be retrofitted in existing installations, irrespectively whether these prior art apparatuses are based on oil injection or pressure atomisation.
• the flow regulator is controlled by the electronic control so that between the individ ⁇ ual lubricating points and depending on actual need and load level, the lubricating oil is redirected to either the lubricating apparatus or to a reservoir for the lubricating oil.
• regulation is performed by one or more of the lubricat- ing points of the lubrication apparatus being "by-passed" in a lubricating stroke, and the lubrication thereby established over a period of time will enable a stepless adjust ⁇ ment of the portion or amount.
• This stepless quantitative adjusting occurs independ ⁇ ently of the adjustability of the amount and may be combined with adjusting the amount by adjusting the stroke of the piston pumps.
• a programming of the electronic control may be performed.
• a 10% reduction may thus be effected by a lubricating point is bypassed in each succeeding cycle. After 10 cycles, all the lubricating points would have been bypassed. Irrespective of this bypassing, by using the system according to the inven ⁇ tion in each cycle, lubrication of every cylinder is performed. This lubrication will, however, not necessarily occur at every lubrication point of the cylinder.
• the method according to the invention is peculiar in that the lubricating oil portion is redirected to the lubricating apparatus or to a lubri ⁇ cating oil reservoir.
• the lubricating oil portion is redirected to the lubricating apparatus or to a lubri ⁇ cating oil reservoir.
• the method according to the invention is peculiar in that that the lubricating oil portion is alternately redirected between the various lu ⁇ bricating points in different cylinders which are lubricated by using one or more lubri ⁇ cating apparatuses.
• the invention is thus not limited to using one lubricating apparatus per cylinder and flow regulation that only regulates a single lubricating apparatus.
• the method according to the invention is peculiar in that the controlled feeding of oil from the lubricating apparatus is adjusted so that lubrication without redirection of any lubricating oil portion causes that no under- lubrication occurs by the lubrication of the cylinders. In principle, this corresponds to over-lubricating the cylinders.
• the invention is particularly advantageous when running in very low engine load ranges, as, compared with engine lubrication without using the invention, a sav ⁇ ing of the lubricating oil portion will be attained relative to a traditional cylinder lubri- cation which is only based on the engine speed.
• the method according to the invention is peculiar in that the electronically controlled redirecting includes activation of an electromag ⁇ netic valve which has an initial setting where the lubricating oil is conducted to the lubricating point, and which by activation is displaced so that the lubricating oil is returned to the lubricating apparatus or to the lubricating oil reservoir.
• an electromagnetic valve By using an electromagnetic valve, a particularly simple and secure regulation of the oil flow is achieved. In a normal situation, all valves will be supplied and will direct the oil to the lubricating point, however excepting the situation where the system is over dimen ⁇ sioned. Thus there will always be an oil flow to the valves, and this flow is conducted to the lubricating point.
• the electronic control When regulation is performed, the electronic control will acti ⁇ vate the electromagnetic valve, providing a displacement whereby the lubricating oil will be redirected via the valve and returned to the lubricating apparatus or the reser ⁇ voir. If the electronic control fails, there will be no risk of engine breakdown but over- lubrication may then occur compared with the wanted lubrication.
• An electromagnetic valve is not necessarily required for the redirection. Any control valve capable of per ⁇ forming shift of the oil flow may be used.
• the flow regulator may be equipped with an indicator for the accuracy of the electromagnetic valve.
• an indicator for the accuracy of the electromagnetic valve is designed so that the shifting occurs with the least possible disturbing of flow and pressure conditions between lubricating apparatus and lubricating point.
• the method according to the invention is peculiar in that redirection of the lubricating oil portion is performed at a time between lubri ⁇ cating strokes of the lubricating apparatus, and that the redirection is preferably initi ⁇ ated by an index signal coming from a completed controlled feeding of lubricating oil from the lubricating apparatus.
• an index signal for completed feeding of lubricating oil it will only be required to per ⁇ form resetting the electromagnetic valve between succeeding lubricating strokes. For example, at 100 revolutions per minute, there may be 600 milliseconds between the lubricating strokes. This will be ample time for resetting the control valve, even when subtracting the time used for activating the control valve.
• the method according to the invention is peculiar in that the control is performed based on customised regulating algorithms which are contained in an electronic control unit.
• Standard programming may be programmed into the electronic control unit, or customer-engineered regulation options may be put into the control program.
• Regulation may thus be effected independently of engine revolutions, e.g. based on the index signal from the lubricating apparatus.
• different parameters may thus be used, e.g. actual engine load, signals from lubricating apparatus, pressure conditions, load conditions, customer-specific parameters, e.g. results of analyses of scrape-down, or other parameters.
• the flow regulator may thus be controlled according to regulating principles, e.g. engine speed (RPM), mean effec- tive pressure (MEP), engine power (BHP) or load change dependent (LCD).
• the installation according to the invention is pecu ⁇ liar in that the redirection valves are connected with return lines which are connected with the lubricating apparatus or a lubricating oil reservoir.
• the installation according to the invention is pecu- liar in that redirecting valves are provided as electromagnetic valves which may be set in an initial setting where the lubricating oil is conducted to the lubricating point, and an activated setting where the lubricating oil is returned to the lubricating apparatus or the lubricating oil reservoir.
• redirecting valves are provided as electromagnetic valves which may be set in an initial setting where the lubricating oil is conducted to the lubricating point, and an activated setting where the lubricating oil is returned to the lubricating apparatus or the lubricating oil reservoir.
• valve is provided in a quality so that it is completely tight. Thus there will be no risk of disturbing after-lubrication occurring which may be the case with pressure differences and insufficient tightness in the valve.
• a practical solution to these problems may be inserting a check valve in the connect ⁇ ing line between the electromagnetic valve and the lubricating point.
• the installation according to the invention is pecu- liar in that the redirecting valves are provided with a pump housing and a channel block which are connected to form a single unit containing a slide valve which has an initial setting where the lubricating oil is conducted to the lubricating point, and an activated setting where the lubricating oil is returned to the lubricating apparatus or the lubricating oil reservoir through an activation by air or by a spring. It is also pos- sible to obtain the activation with a build in electromagnetic valve which in an initial setting is closed and which through activation will open and thereby return the lubri ⁇ cating oil.
• Such valve may be integrated in the pump unit of existing lubricating appa ⁇ ratuses and thus it will easily be adapted. It is also possible to use a build in solenoid valve in which a solenoid coil through activation will open a valve. Due to the inte- grated construction it is possible to obviate surge in connecting lines.
• a system according to the present invention may, as mentioned, be used in connection with various traditional lubricating principles. It may thus be used in connection with traditional lubricating apparatuses or in connection with so-called SIP -lubrication.
• the system according to the present invention may also be used together with a so-called load change actuator.
• the mechanical load change ac ⁇ tuator may be used, as by means of extra electromagnetic valves one may activate an adjustment stop. In practice, extra lubrication is provided for a given period of time.
• Fig. 1 shows a schematic drawing of an embodiment of an installation according to the invention
• Fig. 2 shows a schematic drawing of an embodiment of redirecting valves in an in ⁇ stallation according to the invention
• Fig. 3 shows a cross sectional view through a further embodiment for a redirection valve in an installation according to the invention.
• Fig. 1 shows an installation for lubricating cylinder faces 1 in cylinders 2 in large die- sel engines.
• the shown installation includes two lubricating apparatuses 3 that each has a series of piston pumps indicated by 4. Via connecting lines 5 (of which only one is illustrated for each lubricating apparatus), each of the piston pumps are connected with a lubricating point 6 disposed in the cylinder wall 7 for lubricating the cylinder surface 1 of the cylinder wall.
• the installation furthermore includes a flow regulator 8 which will be explained in more detail with reference to Fig. 2.
• the installation includes an electronic control unit 9 which is connected with the flow regulators 8 and the lubricating apparatuses 3. As indicated by 10, the flow regulator can receive an index signal from the lubricating apparatuses 3.
• Fig. 2 shows the schematic drawing of a flow regulator 8.
• Fig. 2 illustrates three lubri ⁇ cating points 6 and a lubricating apparatus 3. Thus a situation showing three lubricat- ing points in a cylinder can be illustrated.
• the flow regulator 8 includes redirecting valves in the shape of electromagnetic valves 11. Electromagnetic valves are inserted in the connecting lines 5 between the lubricat- ing apparatus 3 and an associated lubricating point 6. In the shown situation, the elec ⁇ tromagnetic valves 11 are set in their initial position, where a spring 12 is pressed against an extreme position, so that the valve member 13 establishes direct connection between the lubricating apparatus 3 and the lubricating point 6. Each valve 11 has an activation unit 14 which is controlled by the electronic control unit. By activation of the valve, this is displaced against the action of the spring 12 so that the valve member 15 is displaced downwards and disposed in the position assumed by the valve member 13 in Fig. 2.
• a connecting duct 16 in the valve member 15 will con ⁇ nect the connecting line 5 from the lubricating apparatus with a return line 17.
• the return line 17 is connected with an inlet 18 conducting the lubricating oil back to the lubricating apparatus 3.
• a regulating valve/overpressure valve 19 is provided in the return line 17.
• Fig. 3 shows the cross sectional view through a further embodiment for a redirection valve 20 which could also be denoted as a flow-switch.
• This redirection valve 20 will also be connected with an electronic control unit which is not shown in Fig. 3.
• the redirection valve 20 is integrated with a pump 4'. Due to the inte ⁇ grated construction it is possible to obviate surge in long connecting lines which oth ⁇ erwise might occur when disconnecting the lubricating points.
• the redirection valve 20 comprises a switch housing 21 and a pump block 22 which are connected to form a single unit.
• a pump chamber 23 is connected with a suction channel 24, with a return channel 25 being connected to the return line (not illustrated) and outlet channel 31 connected with the lubricating point (not illustrated).
• An air port 26 opens into a chamber 27 behind a piston 28 being connected with a slide valve 29 and being loaded by a spring 30 against the illustrated situation for oil passage out through the outlet channel 31.
• the redirection valve 20 has an initial setting where the lubricating oil is con ⁇ ducted to the lubricating point and an activated setting where the lubricating oil is re- turned to the lubricating apparatus or the lubricating oil reservoir.
• the supply of pressurised air is controlled by an electronic control unit via suitable valve arrangement.
• the advantage obtained through the above mentioned arrangement with a single unit is that the return of lubricating oil to the lubricating apparatus or the lubricating oil reservoir is made in a way that the pressure acting on the outlet of the lubricating ap ⁇ paratus substantially is uninfluenced by the activation of the flow switches/redirection valves.
• This is e. g. due to the fact that the flow switches/redirection valves is arranged in a position in the lubricating apparatus where it is possible, through the control, to obtain the flow regulation at a very low pressure which is typically between 0 and 2/4 bar.

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